Poinzy Jul 3, 2017 People are buying this old audio gear out of novelty appeal, having no idea at all what its limitations are. It's like a sci-fi story.
People are buying this old audio gear out of novelty appeal, having no idea at all what its limitations are. It's like a sci-fi story.
Poinzy Jul 3, 2017 If think cassette decks sound good, that means you can't distinguish one sound from another. Stick to your bedroom radio.
If think cassette decks sound good, that means you can't distinguish one sound from another. Stick to your bedroom radio.
Poinzy Jul 3, 2017 People buying cassette decks for "audiophile" purposes have reached a new level of dumb.
Poinzy Jul 3, 2017 Vinyl needs a huge industrial infrastructure so sustain it, but its environmental impact is, somehow, minimal. Digital hates Gaya.
Vinyl needs a huge industrial infrastructure so sustain it, but its environmental impact is, somehow, minimal. Digital hates Gaya.
Poinzy Jul 3, 2017 Vinyl is made from candy-cane dust and unicorn breath, and is pressed in the Angel Factory. It's shipped to stores on magic love beams.
Vinyl is made from candy-cane dust and unicorn breath, and is pressed in the Angel Factory. It's shipped to stores on magic love beams.
Poinzy Jul 3, 2017 "Yay vinyl!" Brought to you by the same people who lecture everybody else about "going green". "Mommy, where does vinyl come from?"
"Yay vinyl!" Brought to you by the same people who lecture everybody else about "going green". "Mommy, where does vinyl come from?"
Poinzy Jul 2, 2017 Most "pro" audio gear is marketed to people who think they're juuuust about to break into the pro music business.
Most "pro" audio gear is marketed to people who think they're juuuust about to break into the pro music business.
Poinzy Jul 2, 2017 Current favorite question on Gearslutz: "What are the most realistic guitar VST plug-ins?"
Poinzy Jul 1, 2017 If you make your audio gear in China, pros will just laugh at you if you claim superior quality control. You might as well not even try.
If you make your audio gear in China, pros will just laugh at you if you claim superior quality control. You might as well not even try.
Poinzy Jul 1, 2017 I don't know everything about the pro-audio gear market, but I'll bet I know more than most people.
Poinzy Jun 27, 2017 Guy buys expensive tonearm, doesn't know whether to put a fingerlift on it or not. Asks for advice. You can't make this stuff up.
Guy buys expensive tonearm, doesn't know whether to put a fingerlift on it or not. Asks for advice. You can't make this stuff up.
Poinzy Jun 25, 2017 A good rough-and-ready test of acoustic paneling: If you hear something when you rap on it with your knuckle, choose another material.
A good rough-and-ready test of acoustic paneling: If you hear something when you rap on it with your knuckle, choose another material.
Poinzy Jun 23, 2017 I'm stereoizing some mono audio files. I thought I might have to re-EQ them too, but it looks like I won't have to, thank God.
I'm stereoizing some mono audio files. I thought I might have to re-EQ them too, but it looks like I won't have to, thank God.
Poinzy Jun 23, 2017 If Hirsch-Houck Labs were still in existence, Michael Fremer would be working as a copy editor in a magazine ad department.
If Hirsch-Houck Labs were still in existence, Michael Fremer would be working as a copy editor in a magazine ad department.
Poinzy Jun 23, 2017 It must really gall Michael Fremer to have to do something quantifiable. It opens the door to rational criticism from people he hates.
It must really gall Michael Fremer to have to do something quantifiable. It opens the door to rational criticism from people he hates.